Increasing bowel cancer screening participation: integrating population-wide, primary care and more targeted approaches

Public Health Research & Practice
Kerryann L Lofti-JamKate H Broun

Abstract

Participation in the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) is suboptimal. Given the program's enormous potential to save lives, Cancer Council Victoria has prioritised increased screening participation as part of its strategic plan. This paper describes the implementation, and evaluation where available, of Cancer Council Victoria programs to increase participation, supported by a mix of own organisation and Victorian state health department funding. Type of programs: At the population level, Cancer Council Victoria has delivered television-led mass media campaigns to motivate age-eligible individuals to complete and return their NBCSP kit. It has also delivered targeted awareness and education programs for underscreened populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and groups experiencing social disadvantage. Programs involving general practice have also been trialled to improve the knowledge and confidence of general practitioners (GPs) to discuss bowel screening with their patients, and to implement identification, reminder and follow-up systems to improve bowel screening participation. There is strong evidence to suppor...Continue Reading

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Aug 6, 2020·Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care·Sulaiman A AlshammariHotoon S Alshammari

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